Best Elementary Schools in Alabama

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Summative Assessment test scores by the Alabama State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 9, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 684)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
010243001014	1	Forest Avenue Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1700 W 5th St	Montgomery	36106	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3673	628	36	17.4	17.2%	174 (27.7%)	171 (27.2%)	15 (2.4%)	240 (38.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$7,213			$507			$6,655	99.1	98.5	2	1
010249001055	2	Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3785 Jackson Blvd	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8126	778	63	12.4	1.9%	736 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)	$12,269			$167			$12,102	98.4	98.7	1	1
010237002208	3	EicholdMertz School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2815 Government Street	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1105	507	26	19.5	60.9%	157 (31.0%)	271 (53.5%)	17 (3.4%)	36 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$8,951			$939			$8,002	98.3	98.4	3
010000700248	4	Greystone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Village Street	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3200	424	32	13.3	15.3%	307 (72.4%)	39 (9.2%)	16 (3.8%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$12,416			$856			$11,558	98	95.9	21	17
010249001054	5	Cherokee Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4400 Fair Oaks Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3595	560	43	13	3.0%	534 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$13,007			$187			$12,820	97.7	98.3	4	1
010249001053	6	Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 S Brookwood Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3700	578	47	12.2	2.4%	539 (93.3%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$13,183			$647			$12,536	97.6	98.2	5	1
010249001058	7	Mountain Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3020 Cambridge Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8191	544	46	11.8	3.9%	512 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$13,933			$289			$13,644	97.6	97.4	9	2
010343001425	8	Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park	Public	PK, KG-5	17051 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia Hills	35242	Shelby County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5400	586	37	15.8	3.9%	482 (82.3%)	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$13,969			$1,279			$12,689	97.5	98.2	6	2
010303002085	9	Mt Laurel Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Jefferson Place	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7230	514	27	18.9	17.3%	427 (83.1%)	36 (7.0%)	20 (3.9%)	18 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$10,287			$806			$9,461	97.2	97.7	8	1
010343001302	10	Vestavia Hills Elementary East	Public	PK, KG-5	2109 Tyson Dr	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5200	759	45	16.8	6.5%	683 (90.0%)	23 (3.0%)	23 (3.0%)	21 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$11,792			$454			$11,338	97.1	97.9	7	3

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment English, Summative Assessment Science test scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alabama State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.